South Africa’s War, scenario #1: South African Armour

This looked like and interesting scenario and I got to use my homemade airfield counters and one of my homemade Italian Wagon counters as well. The South Africans have more then twice the unit count plus armor and off-board artillery. The Colonial Italians have a 75mm gun, some entrenchments and a few hidden BAN units to go with their FAN Infantry and a few Machine Gun units. However, they have to defend a Town, a Bridge and a huge airfield, which will really spread their units out.

I put my Colonial Italians entrenchments blocking the bridge on either side and by the town, hoping maybe to slow the South Africans down before the Airfield, their main objective. I am not sure what good the Hidden BAN Infantry units did, as the South Africans didn’t come close to the thorn forest and to engage the South Africans, the Somali Dubat had to leave their hidden positions to fight, which didn’t go over well. The South African dealt with them, then handled the entrenchments, the Town and then finally the Airfield. The only real problem they had; was at the bridge.

The South Africa won this without too many problems but I am not sure my Colonial Italians defensive positioning was up to par!

South Africa losses: 1 step of MKII & 2 Steps of Infantry.

Colonial Italians losses: 17 INF, 1 75mm Gun, 2 HMG, 1 Wagon & 2 Leaders.